Eisenkot given the mandate to form new government

Israel's president on Nov 7 chose Gadi Eisenkot, who is the strongest rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to try to form a new government possibly with Arab parties following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power.

Netanyahu is fighting to stay in office after his religious-nationalist coalition lost its majority in the Oct 27 election but still emerged as the largest bloc in parliament.

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